Weather

Red Deer among 15 cold records set Monday in Alberta

To say that it's been cold lately is an understatement.Environment Canada says the "unseasonably cold arctic ridge of high pressure" continued to break low-temperature records across Alberta.26 record...

Feb 09, 2021

Be prepared when driving during cold snap: AMA

The Alberta Motor Association has some tips for drivers to weather this brutal cold snap. AMA says the temperature drop could cause calls regarding dead batteries to multiply as much as six times, and...

Feb 08, 2021

School bus cancellations for Feb. 8, 2021

The following school divisions have announced bus cancellations and school closures for Monday, Feb. 8 due to the extreme cold weather in the region.Red Deer Catholic Regional SchoolsAll rural (Red De...

Feb 07, 2021

Many Alberta communities set all-time records for wind speed Wednesday

Many Albertans were left holding their hats Wednesday.A strong Alberta Clipper low pressure system raced across the province, bringing with it damaging wind gusts to much of the southern and central p...

Jan 14, 2021

Wind warning issued for Red Deer and area

Not that you probably haven't noticed already, but Environment Canada has indeed issued a wind warning for Red Deer, along with much of the rest of the province. "Strong northwesterly winds are develo...

Jan 13, 2021

Avalanche warning issued for Western Canada

Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Kananaskis Country, has issued a special public avalanche warning for much of Western Canada.An avalanche warning for recreational users of backc...

Dec 23, 2020

Snowfall warning issued with 10-25 cm expected

Get your shovels and snow blowers ready for a workout.Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for much of the bottom half of Alberta.Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres is exp...

Dec 21, 2020

'Expensive, extreme:' Environment Canada releases annual Top 10 weather stories list

It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off more cars th...

Dec 16, 2020

Snowfall warnings for Red Deer and surrounding areas

The snowfall warning ended at 9:23 a.m. Thursday.=== You'll likely be putting your snow gear to use on Thursday. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for a large swath of central and west ...

Nov 18, 2020

Monday a warm one for Red Deer, but not record-setting

Red Deer did not set a new record temperature on Monday, but plenty of other Alberta communities did. The mercury rose to 18.7 C in Red Deer yesterday, according to Environment Canada. The record for ...

Nov 03, 2020